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DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 25\, 7pm EDT on Zoom\n\n \n\n“My Botanical
  Life with Hemlocks” traces Harvard research scientist and botanist Peter D
 el Tredici’s original research on hemlock trees (genus Tsuga) at the Arnold
  Arboretum over the past 40 years. Peter has been studying hemlock trees si
 nce 1981 and his research has covered such topics as the history of Sargent
 ’s weeping hemlock (1983)\; the immunity of the Chinese hemlock (Tsuga chin
 ensis) to the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) (2004)\; and the description of 
 a newly described Korean hemlock species\, Tsuga ulleungensis (2017). The U
 T Arboretum is home to a special weeping hemlock specimen which is over 80 
 years old. Join us as we explore the hemlock family and the genus Tsuga! Th
 e program will be recorded and sent to everyone who registers. Closed capti
 ons will be available. \n\nOur presenter is Peter Del Tredici. Peter’s bota
 nical career started in 1972 as a technician running the research greenhous
 es at the Harvard Forest in Petersham\, Massachusetts where he studied nitr
 ogen-fixation in non-leguminous plants. In 1979\, he started working at the
  Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston and continued there until
  his retirement in 2014. During those 35 years\, Del Tredici served as the 
 Assistant Plant Propagator\, Curator of the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection
 \, Editor of Arnoldia\, Director of Living Collections\, and Senior Researc
 h Scientist.\n\nPeter’s research interests are wide ranging and include sub
 jects such as the trees and shrubs of temperate China\, the root systems of
  woody plants\, the botany and horticulture of magnolias\, stewartias and h
 emlocks\, and the natural and cultural history of the Ginkgo tree. Since 20
 04\, his work has focused on urban ecology and climate change.\n\nDel Tredi
 ci was also an Associate Professor in Practice in the Landscape Architectur
 e Department at the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1992 through 201
 6 where he taught a range of courses from plant identification to soils to 
 urban ecology and climate change. From 2016 through 2019\, He taught in the
  Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. In 2013\, Peter wa
 s awarded the prestigious Veitch Gold Medal by The Royal Horticultural Soci
 ety (England) “in recognition of services given in the advancement of the s
 cience and practice of horticulture.”\n\nPlease contact Michelle at mcampan
 i@utk.edu for any questions or registration issues.
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